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Wildest lives of the frontier : through the eyes of Jesse James, George Armstrong Custer, and other famous Westerners / / edited by John Richard Stephens
| Wildest lives of the frontier : through the eyes of Jesse James, George Armstrong Custer, and other famous Westerners / / edited by John Richard Stephens |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 978 |
| Soggetto topico | Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
| ISBN |
1-4930-2441-8
1-4930-2442-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A note about the text -- John Richard Stephens - Going west (introduction) -- Daniel Boone - Claiming the Kentucky wilderness -- Lewis and Clark - Sacagawea -- Sacagawea - Red Hair and Long Knife -- Davy Crockett - Brushes with death -- Black Hawk - The Black Hawk War -- John C. Fremont - Indians, buffalo, and Kit Carson -- John C. Fremont - Kit Carson pursues horse thieves -- Kit Carson - Chasing horse thieves -- Kit Carson - Indian conflicts and the war in California -- John Sutter - Discovering gold -- Buffalo Bill - Riding for the Pony Express -- Mark Twain - A black speck against the sky -- Mark Twain - Smitten with the silver fever -- Jesse James - Rebel guerrillas and bank robbers -- Cole Younger - The disastrous Northfield Bank robbery -- Frank James - Breaking off from my bohemian life -- George Armstrong Custer - The massacre of some of Custer's men -- Buffalo Bill - Custer and Little Bighorn -- Crazy Horse - Crazy Horse's deathbed statement -- Sitting Bull - Little Bighorn and Custer's death. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821016803321 |
| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wildest lives of the wild West : America through the words of wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and other famous Westerners / / edited by John Richard Stephens
| Wildest lives of the wild West : America through the words of wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and other famous Westerners / / edited by John Richard Stephens |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : Twodot, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.3040922 |
| Soggetto topico | Frontier and pioneer life - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Personal Narrative
Biography Biographies. History Personal narratives. Récits personnels. |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2444-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Wildest Lives Of The Wild West ; CONTENTS ; Author's Note; Celebrities of the Wild West (introduction) ; The Making of a Legend; Wild Bill Hickok, US Army Scout; Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill; The Lincoln County War; A Terrible Place to Put a Fellow; Billy the Kid Dies, But Not with His Boots On; Life and Adventures of a Wild West Celebrity; Life on Apache and Comanche Reservations ; Living as an Apache; Coming of the White Man; On the Run for Murder; Cowboy Trouble in Dodge; The Gunfight near the O.K. Corral; Tombstone and Trouble in Colorado; Frontier Men and Women
Wild Rough Riders of the PlainsConflicts with the Indians; Highwaymen of the Railroad; The Last of the Dalton Gang; Letters Home; Living in the Wild West; Recommended Reading/Bibliography; Index; About the Author/Editor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798691403321 |
| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : Twodot, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Wildest lives of the wild West : America through the words of wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and other famous Westerners / / edited by John Richard Stephens
| Wildest lives of the wild West : America through the words of wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and other famous Westerners / / edited by John Richard Stephens |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : Twodot, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.3040922 |
| Soggetto topico | Frontier and pioneer life - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Personal Narrative
Biography Biographies. History Personal narratives. Récits personnels. |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2444-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Wildest Lives Of The Wild West ; CONTENTS ; Author's Note; Celebrities of the Wild West (introduction) ; The Making of a Legend; Wild Bill Hickok, US Army Scout; Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill; The Lincoln County War; A Terrible Place to Put a Fellow; Billy the Kid Dies, But Not with His Boots On; Life and Adventures of a Wild West Celebrity; Life on Apache and Comanche Reservations ; Living as an Apache; Coming of the White Man; On the Run for Murder; Cowboy Trouble in Dodge; The Gunfight near the O.K. Corral; Tombstone and Trouble in Colorado; Frontier Men and Women
Wild Rough Riders of the PlainsConflicts with the Indians; Highwaymen of the Railroad; The Last of the Dalton Gang; Letters Home; Living in the Wild West; Recommended Reading/Bibliography; Index; About the Author/Editor |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822785203321 |
| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : Twodot, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Woman of the river [[electronic resource] ] : Georgie White Clark, white-water pioneer / / Richard E. Westwood ; foreword by Roy Webb
| Woman of the river [[electronic resource] ] : Georgie White Clark, white-water pioneer / / Richard E. Westwood ; foreword by Roy Webb |
| Autore | Westwood Dick <1921-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.804/33 |
| Soggetto topico |
Adventure and adventurers - West (U.S.)
Rafting (Sports) - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4571-8077-4
0-87421-368-1 1-283-99106-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Swimming Rapids in Grand Canyon, 1944-1945; 2. Rafting the Rapids, 1946-1947; 3. From Passenger to Boatman, 1948-1952; 4. Taking Passengers through Grand Canyon, 1953; 5. The 'Triple Rig Is Born, 1954; 6. Branching Out to New Rivers, 1955; 7. Controversies, 1956; 8. Glen Canyon Dam and a Clash of Personalities, 1957-1958; 9. Exploring Mexican Rivers, 1958-1959; 10. Dead Man in Cataract and Other New Experiences, 1960-1961; 11. Runaway Rafts, 1962; 12. Exploring Canadian Rivers, 1963; 13. More of Mexico, 1963-1964; 14. High Jinks, 1965
15. Disaster on a Mexican River, 1966-196716. Divorce, 1968-1971; 17. Changing Faces and Changing Rules, 1972-1975; 18. Georgje's Effect on Passengers, 1976-1979; 19. Georgie Breaks an Arm, 1980-1982; 20. The Year of the Big Water, 1983; 21. Tragedy at Lava Falls, 1984-1987; 22. Another Tragedy, 1988-1989; 23. Birthday Party, 1990; 24. Final Run, 1991; 25. Memorials to a Legend, 1992; Appendix: Georgie's Boatmen and Helpers; Notes; Related Works; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452794303321 |
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| Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Woman of the river [[electronic resource] ] : Georgie White Clark, white-water pioneer / / Richard E. Westwood ; foreword by Roy Webb
| Woman of the river [[electronic resource] ] : Georgie White Clark, white-water pioneer / / Richard E. Westwood ; foreword by Roy Webb |
| Autore | Westwood Dick <1921-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.804/33 |
| Soggetto topico |
Adventure and adventurers - West (U.S.)
Rafting (Sports) - West (U.S.) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4571-8077-4
0-87421-368-1 1-283-99106-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Swimming Rapids in Grand Canyon, 1944-1945; 2. Rafting the Rapids, 1946-1947; 3. From Passenger to Boatman, 1948-1952; 4. Taking Passengers through Grand Canyon, 1953; 5. The 'Triple Rig Is Born, 1954; 6. Branching Out to New Rivers, 1955; 7. Controversies, 1956; 8. Glen Canyon Dam and a Clash of Personalities, 1957-1958; 9. Exploring Mexican Rivers, 1958-1959; 10. Dead Man in Cataract and Other New Experiences, 1960-1961; 11. Runaway Rafts, 1962; 12. Exploring Canadian Rivers, 1963; 13. More of Mexico, 1963-1964; 14. High Jinks, 1965
15. Disaster on a Mexican River, 1966-196716. Divorce, 1968-1971; 17. Changing Faces and Changing Rules, 1972-1975; 18. Georgje's Effect on Passengers, 1976-1979; 19. Georgie Breaks an Arm, 1980-1982; 20. The Year of the Big Water, 1983; 21. Tragedy at Lava Falls, 1984-1987; 22. Another Tragedy, 1988-1989; 23. Birthday Party, 1990; 24. Final Run, 1991; 25. Memorials to a Legend, 1992; Appendix: Georgie's Boatmen and Helpers; Notes; Related Works; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910531419303321 |
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Westwood Dick <1921->
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| Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, 1997 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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